On 3 Jul. 2008, Dr. Clive P.L. Young (University College London in United Kingdom) and Helle Meldgaard (The Danish IT Centre for Education and Research (UNI-C) in Denmark) presented "MEDEA Awards 2008 - Encouraging the use of video and sound in Education" at the DIVERSE conference in 2008. A recording is available online: http://collegerama.tudelft.nl/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=2b225df2-c656-4deb-9257-236641285cbf.

1. The MEDEA Awards
2008: encouraging the
use of video and sound
in education
Clive Young and Helle Meldgaard
Diverse 2008

2. ubiquitous video

3. “at the beginning of something”
o “watching YouTube, I feel like the first
cinema audiences must have felt…
o …when I look at these clips, I sense I am
at the beginning of something: a medium
that hasn’t yet found its feet but any day
now will burst into life.”
(Mark Ravenhill, The Guardian UK, 26/11/07)

4. the video blizzard - outcomes
o ownership of the means of
production (and, importantly,
distribution)
o new visual representation of the
self (the Skype syndrome)
o ‘fit for purpose’ quality
o human web ‘people2people’
o yearn to learn + need to teach

5. visual learning

6. visual learners
o visual learning: it is everywhere!!!
resistance is futile!!! (Curt Bonk, Indiana)
o Millenial learner: “fluent in multiple
media… values each for the types of
communication, activities,
experiences, and expressions it
empowers.” (Chris Dede, Harvard)
o but…

8. “top 10” educational uses
1. Students design and shoot own video
2. Presentation/performance skills, feedback
3. Videoing 'real events' in situ
4. Video case studies, sims etc
5. Video blogs 'think aloud'
6. Interview expert / expert presentation
7. Instructional 'how to'
8. Animated screen shots
9. Authentic archive video
10. Talking head lectures etc

9. www.videoaktiv.org
more about this in

10. many projects and networks

11. “the trend is very clear…”
now that video is easily
o created (cheap cameras, cheap and easy
editing) or
o found (eg on the web, Google/YouTube),
o transported (video is compressed and thus
small: on laptop, over the internet) and
o displayed (more DVDs and videobeamers in
classrooms, videoplayers on all PCs, easy
embedding in web and in learning platforms)
“video is now being used increasingly on all
levels and all forms of education and
training: primary and secondary, HFE,
lifelong learning and in company training”
(Mathy Vanbuel, Nov 2007)

12. a shared pedagogical vision…
“only when video and audio are
routine components of education
and online learning will we have
an educational environment that
reflects the media-rich world in
which our learners now live”

13. what next?
o “nobody seems quite sure what to do
with the possibilities of the new
media, or even what the new
possibilities are. But somewhere out
there are new ways of telling dramatic
stories, new ways of viewing ourselves
as human beings. Well I’m up for it. I’m
excited. I want to experiment with the
possibilities.”
(Mark Ravenhill, The Guardian UK, 26/11/07)

14. a new award…
o Informal group of experts
o Moving Images in Education
European Award
o Est: 2008
o “to encourage innovation and
good practice in the use of
digital moving images and
sound in education”

15. the MEDEA awards
o typically online / internet /
virtual learning
environment
o used as an integral part of
a programme of study
o open to anyone working
with or in European
education at all levels

16. MEDEA Criteria
o materials and approaches that demonstrate original
and successful use of media with students to achieve
clearly defined educational outcomes.
o may range from ‘courseware’ and resources to
support specific learning activities to student
productions integrated into a programme of study.
o the quality of the materials themselves is important
and judges will also consider the aesthetic, usability
(e.g. interface design), accessibility and technical
criteria appropriate to the learning context.
o MEDEA is particularly keen to encourage
groundbreaking applications of moving images and
sound in education.
– In addition to the main award, the judges may at their
discretion present a special award to an approach or
production in recognition of exceptional innovation in
pedagogic or technical design.

17. What can I win?
o The 5 finalists will be invited to the MEDEA
Award Ceremony that will take place on 4
December in Berlin at Online Educa Berlin
2008, the world's largest international
conference on technology supported learning
and training.
o Finalists will have the chance to win the first
MEDEA Award.
o Prizes for 2008 will include the award itself
and hardware to the value of 6,000 Euro.

18. who’s behind all this?
o MEDEA committee and jury (provisional list)
Coordinators: Helle Meldgaard (UNI-C, Denmark), Mathy
Vanbuel (ATiT, Belgium), Clive Young (Imperial College,
UK), Nikki Cortoos (ATiT, Belgium)
o steering committee:
In the steering committee European and international
organisations will be represented that are involved in
promoting and advancing the use of digital video and
audio in education. The steering committee will be asked
to give recommendations about the entries. The final
decision will however be in the hands of the jury.
o jury members:
The jury will be composed of key players in the field,
representatives of higher education institutions, research
centres, production houses and broadcasters specialised
in the use of audio and visual material in education. Jury
members cannot submit any entries in this competition.

19. how do I enter?
o entries must be submitted by 5pm on the 30th
September 2008 using the form provided on
the website.
o MEDEA @ Online Educa, Berlin
3 - 5 December 2008
o a special session featuring the 5 MEDEA
Award Finalists will be included on the
conference agenda.
o MEDEA Award ceremony 4 December 2008

20. http: / / www.medea-awards.com/